"The Triads were the system by which our ancestor bards memorized thousands of lines of lore in verse."


That's true as far as the Trioedd Ynys Prydein go - but the Irish triads are gnomic rather than mnemonic (sp?!) - ie, they are meant to encompass truths, more like proverbs than anything else.

I like reading the Trioedd Ynys Prydein, I like to try to glean nuggets of lore from within them. There is much there for those who choose to look. I also find it quite sad though, to read them and realise how many tales have been lost.

So, another triad from me too:

Three things that bring forth great sorrow:

The memory of fallen heroes
The memory of a golden age passed
The forgetting of our songs.